Chapter 156: A Short Trim

"Fengxiao, you just mentioned that the remaining captives will be escorted to Hui'anping County, but after Ziwu and them are replenished, there are still about 10,000 remaining captives. If we want to escort them back, we are afraid that we will not have more men. After Wang Qing and Pei Yuanshao left, Zeng Yu said to Guo Jia.

"Lord, I think I will temporarily place these captives here, and I believe that this Lu County Commander will not dare to stretch out his hands and feet to these captives." Wu Shi, who was still in the camp, said to Zeng Yu.

"This is not appropriate, even if Lu Wenming does not dare to make a move on his face, we can't guarantee that the other families in the city will not do it, and even in case Zuo Zhangba goes and returns, these captives will become a time bomb, only by bringing them back to Anping County, this bite of meat can really be regarded as eating in our mouths." Guo Jia retorted.

"Fengxiao, in the Rui Shi Battalion and the Warrior Battalion, except for the seriously injured, how many of them are slightly injured and can't fight for a short time?" At this time, Wang Qing and Pei Yuanshao were not there, so Zeng Yu could only ask Guo Jia about the specific battle damage of the two battalions.

"The Ruishi battalion is almost all seriously wounded, there are eighty-three people in total, the martial arts battalion is better, more than 100 people are seriously injured, and more than 500 are lightly injured. At this time, the seriously wounded soldiers were placed in the city's medical hall, and Ziwu sent two ten-man squads to take care of them there. As for the lightly wounded soldiers, after a simple bandage in the infirmary, they have now returned to the barracks, and it is estimated that they can continue to fight after a few days of recuperation. Guo Jia was not surprised by Zeng Yu's question, and he had already learned about the battle damage of the two battalions from Wang Qing and Pei Yuanshao.

"In this way, select a hundred people from the injuries and illnesses of the military battalion, cooperate with Lei Li's 1,000 county soldiers, plus our 3,000 people who deliver grain and grass. With these people, I believe that there should be no problem in escorting these 10,000 captives. Zeng Yu said.

"My lord, let Lei Li's 1,000 county soldiers be responsible for escorting the prisoners, there won't be any problems, right?" Guo Jia had also thought of Lei Li before, but because Lei Li was not from their Anping County, he ruled out this idea again.

"It's okay, I'll send someone back to Anping County first, and let them send someone to greet me. And you don't need to go through Anze County to go back from here, you only need to pass through Yang'a County, and the people who greeted you at the headquarters have almost arrived. Zeng Yu replied.

"That's okay, with the people of the headquarters, and Lei Li knows our combat power, and he doesn't dare to make any rash moves." Guo Jia agreed.

"Okay, that's it. The pacification of the captives will be handed over to Fengxiao, be sure to let them settle down, and you will assist the military advisor in Yiyue to see if there is anything you can do to help. When the matter is settled, everyone will come here in the evening to discuss the military. Zeng Yu instructed Wu Shi and Guo Jia.

"No!" Guo Jia and Wu Shi also took orders to leave.

All of a sudden, only Zeng Yu and Zhu Wen were left in the entire camp tent, and this camp should have been left and bearded before, located in the center of the entire barracks, and it was also the largest one.

Zeng Yu sat on the main seat and said to Zhu Wen: "Chengyong, I didn't let you and the guards participate in today's battle, and the brothers below have no opinion." ”

"The lord is serious, our duty is to protect the lord's safety, even if the brothers have itchy hands, they will not have an opinion." Zhu Wen immediately stood up and replied respectfully to Zeng Yu.

"It's just the two of us here, you don't have to be so reserved. You and the brothers below, this is our first expedition in the true sense, and the soldiers of the unclothed army have been waiting for this day, so I think this opportunity is mainly given to them. They have always been by my side, and of course I will not forget them, but I hope that they can have a higher starting point, and as long as they pass the art of war examination in half a year, I will give them the right to run for the captain of any of the three battalions. Zeng Yu walked up to Zhu Wen and said to him in a serious tone.

"The subordinate brothers have thanked the lord!" Zhu Wen said excitedly.

"How are they studying war now?" Zeng Yu asked.

"The pro-soldiers were originally all old and coarse, but because they missed the best age to learn, it was difficult to get started when they first learned the art of war. However, the "Thirty-six Strategies" handed over to you later by the lord is simple and easy to learn, and now everyone is very familiar with the various strategies in it, but they still lack experience in practical application. As for the two deputy commanders who were introduced to the art of war, they often asked me for advice, and my subordinates felt that they at least had the qualifications of captains. ”

Of course, Zhu Wen was very familiar with the 100 personal soldiers he personally commanded, and many of them praised his subordinates. Du Wei is the military governor of a county, one of the three giants of a county, if the Du Wei is strong, he can even suppress the county guard strongly, and Zhu Wen praised Zeng Yu's two personal soldiers and deputy commanders for having the qualifications of Du Wei, which can be said to be a high evaluation.

"Well, they will be handed over to you to teach and train, and the same will be true for future soldiers. Teach them to read and write first, and then teach them the art of war, those with low understanding can master the "Thirty-six Strategies", and those with high understanding can teach higher knowledge of the art of war. I hope that when they leave me, they will become the backbone of the army. Zeng Yu commanded.

When Zeng Yu first asked his soldiers to learn the art of war, he asked Zhu Wen about everyone's learning, and Zhu Wen said that many people couldn't understand the meaning of the military book at all. Later, Zeng Yu thought about it for a while, many of his own soldiers were illiterate, and the content of the military book required a certain amount of skills, so he thought of the "Thirty-six Strategies" in his memory.

Based on his own memory, and then in the form of a story, he used "Thirty-six Strategies" as a military textbook for his own soldiers, and asked Zhu Wen to teach his personal soldiers. Later, Zhu Wen reacted to him that "Thirty-six Strategies" is easy to understand, and all pro-soldiers can accept this learning mode, so it has become a compulsory teaching material for the art of war for Zeng Yu's pro-soldiers.

Later, Guo Jia also learned about this incident, and he felt that although "Thirty-six Strategies" could not train top commanders, it could quickly train grassroots officers. As long as they are proficient in mastering the strategies in the book, even if they cannot be applied perfectly, they can be largely avoided from being deceived by the locality.

At that time, Guo Jia and Zeng Yu discussed expanding it to the whole army, but thinking that their power is still very weak, if such a military book that can quickly train grassroots officers is exposed, they are afraid that it will attract the attention of big forces or big families, so this is only between Zeng Yu's personal soldiers for the time being.

Around the middle of the unitary hour, torches had already been lit in the camp, and the entire camp had been rushed by the Yellow Turban Army captives for a few small things, and finally basically met Wang Qing's requirements. Lu Wen also ordered someone to send food from the city, and all the unclothed soldiers had a full meal. As for the prisoners of the Yellow Turban Army, Zeng Yu also asked Lu Wen to prepare some simple porridge, but he could barely fill his stomach, and after Guo Jia's pacification in the afternoon, all the prisoners of the Yellow Turban Army are now stable, and there is no riot.

Wang Qing and the others got Zeng Yu's order, and after dinner, they came to Zeng Yu's camp one after another. Everyone sat down in turn, Zeng Yu sat in the handsome seat and looked at them, nodded and then said: "This is the first time that our unclothed army has appeared in front of outsiders, and in one fell swoop, we have defeated the Yellow Turban Army's Yiqu Shuai Headquarters, I would like to express my gratitude to you, and congratulate everyone, Feng Hou Bai will be just around the corner." “

Including Guo Jia, everyone got up together and bowed to Zeng Yu: "Swear to follow the lord (big brother)!" ”

"Everyone sit down, just now I discussed with the military advisor to select a hundred people from the wounded and sick of the Wushu camp, and cooperate with 3,000 people, plus Lei Li's Anze County officers and soldiers, to escort the remaining captives back to Anping County. I have already sent people back to Anping County in the afternoon, and asked Zijin to send people to wait at the border between Anping County and Yang'a County. Yuan Shao, this matter is left to you to arrange, and you must not let the soldiers of the escort battalion misunderstand. Zeng Yu took the lead in commanding.

Pei Yuanshao heard it, but he had just proved to Zeng Yu the combat strength of his military battalion, and he had made up for the men and horses from the prisoners of the Yellow Turban Army, so Zeng Yu's order did not make him feel that it was aimed at him, and he happily accepted the order.

Zeng Yu then said: "The seriously injured soldiers will stay in Xiangyuan County for the time being, and I have asked Lu Wen to help take care of them, and let them return directly to Anping County after they are healed." Ziwu, most of the seriously injured soldiers are in the Ruishi battalion, you go over tomorrow and tell your brothers, let them recuperate with peace of mind, and return to the team when their injuries are healed. ”

Wang Qing also gladly accepted the order, he knew from the military medical team that it was best for these seriously injured soldiers to recuperate, so of course he would not refute Zeng Yu's arrangement.

After a pause, Zeng Yu saw that everyone was looking at him, waiting for the next order, he continued: "Although we repelled the Yellow Turban Army this time, the county seat in the north of Shangdang County is still under the control of the Yellow Turban Army, and there are still two roads of men and horses attacking Tunliu and Tongbi County, so we will not stop here. Tomorrow we will repair the day, and the morning after tomorrow we will open a plan to drive the Yellow Turban Army out of Shangdang County. ”

"Lord, Tunliu and Tongyu are on the left and right sides of Xiangyuan County, I don't know which county the lord plans to go to first?" Guo Jia asked.

"Let's go to Tonglu County first, and today I sent someone to explore the retreat route of Zuo Zhangba, and they are heading to Tonglu County. Moreover, Tongtao County is close to Anze County, and if they go all the way south, I am worried that it will threaten the safety of Anping County. Zeng Yu said.

"But in this case, what should I do in Tunliu County, where there are also 10,000 Yellow Turban Army?" Wu Shi asked.

"It's okay, Zilong led the cavalry battalion to set off before, and he was originally going to ambush between Tunliu County and Xiangyuan County, but since Zuo Zhangba didn't go to Tunliu, we sent someone to inform him to go to support Tunliu, plus Tunliu County is a big county, so it should be no problem to hold the county seat." Wang Qing proposed.

"Yes, if everyone has no objections, it will be settled. You will go back and arrange your soldiers first, and then the soldiers who will greet you will continue to fight. Zeng Yu said.

"No!"